Form 8.3 -JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
31 May 2024
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

30 May 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

4 2/7p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

14,012,026

2.03%

5,802,455

0.84%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

5,616,153

0.81%

13,210,923

1.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,170,331

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

19,628,179

2.84%

20,183,709

2.92%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

468,321

1.8799  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

303,718

1.8724  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

93,933

1.8710  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,742

1.8877  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,083

1.8949  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,741

1.8876  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,740

1.8962  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,775

1.8708  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,672

1.8842  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,164

1.8826  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,776

1.9055  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,440

1.8969  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,591

1.8892  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,425

1.9023  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,218

1.9000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,094

1.8956  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

1.9165  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,462

1.8800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,436

1.8930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,420

1.8545  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

728

1.8963  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

261

1.8750  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10

1.8699  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

393,689

1.9031  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

116,558

1.8709  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

106,630

1.8775  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,237

1.8987  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,007

1.8909  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37,132

1.8812  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,651

1.8710  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,342

1.8892  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,526

1.8911  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,684

1.8937  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,296

1.9057  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,873

1.8949  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,839

1.8922  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,307

1.9015  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,758

1.8893  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,391

1.9062  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,200

1.8806  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,721

1.8940  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,536

1.8925  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,420

1.8546  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,240

1.9060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

791

1.8905  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

474

1.8970  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

207

1.8880  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

195

1.9050  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

181

1.8859  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

150

1.8580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

-538

1.8699  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

6,775

1.8957  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

14,684

1.8937  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

134

1.8870  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,440

1.8969  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,214

1.8864  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,458

1.8724  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,850

1.8933  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,776

1.9055  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,037

1.8863  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,641

1.8855  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,741

1.8876  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,783

1.8875  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,644

1.8710  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

105,621

1.8710  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

119,999

1.8799  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,635

1.8987  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,001

1.9064  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,296

1.9057  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

393,689

1.9031  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15

1.8410  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

181

1.8859  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

416

1.8899  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

868

1.8852  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,200

1.8806  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,239

1.8964  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,357

1.8649  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,873

1.8949  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,514

1.8955  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,366

1.8567  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,328

1.8971  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,975

1.8868  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

50,237

1.8987  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,861

1.8709  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

669

1.8957  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,147

1.8980  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

36,258

1.8711  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,608

1.8892  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

15,759

1.8976  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

19,083

1.8949  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

138,888

1.8710  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

280,001

1.8799  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

31 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,331

1.7390

European

08-May-2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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